2 Thessalonians 2:15 (WEB)
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.
Fathers and councils · 8
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…believe in Christ do assent, having salvation written in their hearts by the Spirit, without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of His surpassing love…” — editor's note: [The uneducated barbarians must receive the Gospel on testimony. Irenæus puts apostolic traditions, genuine and uncorrupt, in this relation to the primary…
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John Damascene
“Moreover that the Apostles handed down much that was unwritten, Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, tells us in these words: Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught of us, whether by word or by epistle.” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 15.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Take heed then, brethren, and hold fast the traditions which ye now receive, and write them an the table of your heart.” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 15. Compare Cat. xxiii. 23.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X III.17Conference III
“And that the same thing may happen to the Thessalonians he prays as follows, saying: “Now our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father who hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope in grace, exhort your hearts, and confirm you in every good word and work.”” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 15, 16.
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Ambrose of Milan
“So also in another place we read: “Now may our Lord Himself, Jesus Christ, and God and our Father, Who hath loved us, and given us eternal consolation, and good hope in grace, console and strengthen your hearts.”” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 15, 16.
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Tertullian
“…child’s I abandoned:” so truly did he turn away from his early opinions: nor did he sin by becoming an emulator not of ancestral but of Christian traditions, wishing even the precision of them who advised the retention of circumcision.” — editor's note: Comp. Gal. i. 14 with 2 Thess. ii. 15.
Read the whole comment“…whether there is room for maintaining that the Paraclete has taught any such thing as can either be charged with novelty, in opposition to catholic tradition, or with burdensomeness, in opposition to the “light burden” of the Lord.” — editor's note: Comp. 1 Cor. xi. 2; 2 Thess. ii. 15; iii. 6. Comp. the Gr. text and the Vulg. in locis.
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Basil the Great
““I praise you,” it is said, “that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances as I delivered them to you;” and “Hold fast the traditions which ye have been taught whether by word, or our Epistle.”” — editor's note: 2 Thess. ii. 15.
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Cross-references · 25
Cited together in Against Heresies III.4 and 1 other place.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in Conferences I–X III.17.
Cited together in Conferences I–X III.17.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in Against Heresies III.4.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith IV.16 and 2 other places.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit Chapter 28.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.10.